OS Opinion: Ramblings on Apple and Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 21, 1999

Thanks to Kelly
McNeill
for this link.

“Why not use the Linux kernel as the basis of OS X? I think
Apple would ship way more boxes running Linux than OS X
server.”

“After all, Apple is primarily a hardware company in terms of
revenue. They could customize the interface, simplify the install,
and improve the networking set up so that the Apple PPC Linux
servers could seamlessly connect windows and Mac clients.”

“I guess there is afterstep. IBM and Apple could even work
together to optimize Linux for the power PC”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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